Peterson attended
Washington and Lee University for his undergraduate education and graduated from
Loyola Law School. He was a deputy district attorney in Las Vegas. Peterson retained his position as magistrate with 81% of the vote in 2012. Despite this, he won 73% of the vote to retain his position as a magistrate. The 1st district's domestic violence court set up in 2013 was selected as a model of leadership by the U.S.
Office on Violence Against Women in 2020. "You wouldn't necessarily think little ol' Idaho is a leader in something, but we have a long, really great tradition for our courts and specialty courts," said currently presiding judge Peterson. Peterson was again re-elected as magistrate for Kootenai County in 2020, this time with over 81%. ==References==